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Mel B: I had a four-year relationship with a woman

Nov 30 2014
Written by Nick Duffy

Former Spice Girl Mel B has revealed that she had a four-year relationship with a woman before meeting her husband.

The 39-year-old singer is currently appearing as a judge on the 11th series of The X Factor.

She told the Guardian: “I did have a four-year relationship with a woman. But I’ve been very happily married for seven years to a penis. Ha ha! An amazing guy.

“I’ve definitely not been shy or been one to hold back. If I wanted to try something, I did. I had a girlfriend. So what?”

She also denied rumours that she has been ‘intimate’ with women since marrying current husband Stephen Belafonte in 2007.

She said: “No, me and my husband are very tight and solid. But I will be the first one to compliment a woman, to say to my husband, ‘Oh my God, look at her legs’, or, ‘Doesn’t she look stunning?’

“I do think women are gorgeous. Crazy but gorgeous.”

The singer opened up earlier this month about having had relationships with women in the past, but said she does not identify as gay.

When asked if she was a lesbian, she said: “I would not call it that. I was just one of those ladies . Now I’m happily married.

“People call me lesbian, bisexual or heterosexual, but I know who’s in my bed and that’s it … I have a huge libido and a great sex life.”